APT 3
Affiliations
  • Also known as UPS, Gothic Panda, Buckeye, and Boyusec
This threat actor targets and compromises entities in the defense, construction, technology, and transportation sectors. Up until 2015, it was primarily focused on U.S. and UK entities, but it shifted to Hong Kong–based targets afterward. The U.S. Department of Justice indicted three members of this threat actor group in November 2017 for compromising the networks of three U.S. companies.
Suspected victims
  • United States
  • United Kingdom
  • Hong Kong
Suspected state sponsor
  • China
Type of incident
  • Espionage
Target category
  • Private sector